A Matter of Life and Death

Carolina and Robin talk about the heart-warming, surreal post-war romcom A Matter of Life and Death.

Politics include: the bureaucracy of the afterlife, capital E Empire, women riding bikes during the war, and David Niven's Conservative face and Labour attitude.

You can find out more information about the films of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger via the documentary 'Made in England: the films of Powell and Pressburger' here, and if you're in the UK you can watch it for free on BBC iPlayer here. This is not an ad!

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